Incubator egg tray



W. L. MORSE.

INGUBATOR EGG TRAY. APPLICATION FILED rza.20.1920.

1,417,550, Patented May 30,1922.

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Be it known that I, 'WILLIsToN. L. MORSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at awnee City, in the county ofP State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Impro-vementsin an 'Incu-' bator Egg Tray, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to improvements in means for turning eggs in incubators and is particularly designed for use with the incubator described in my prior Patent Number 1,291,081 of January'l, 1919, on incubators. 3 1

The principal object of the invention is to provide in conjunction with an incubator avlng egg therefor comprislng an endless "beltwhich theeggs are supported, including adjustable upon vention, there is shown In the accompany,

lng drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described. In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same showing in dotted lines the compartments and the eggstherein.

igure 3 is a detail of the rollers used in moving the endless belt.

-F1gure 4 1s a fragmentary detail view showing the relations betw'een the the intermediate and guide rollers.

eferring to the drawings wherein similar characters of reference indicate like or gears of similar parts throughout the several views, I

Specification of Letters Patent.

awnee and holding compartments, a bottom roller mechanism for said belt so that upon moving the belt the eggs will of which are slotted th 1s mounted gearsl and 20 transversely of the "tray.

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an endless belt-D constituting a bottom for the tray and uponwhich the eggs (shown in The bottoin'f also slotted 12 for ventilatingtheinte ,1 i): the'loweredges' offthe side" opposite ,to each other are a palr of bearings orfhangersfi"within dotted lines in Figure '2) rest. edges of the side portions A are or recessed as at rior of the "tray." 'Carried on" members A and h are] journaledthe 'p1ntles'13 roller 14; 'tojone of the'pintles o'f whichis keyed a gear 14 suitable handle 16. The endless belt Drests upon the roller 14 and a second roller 17 the portion of the belt D and as the pintles '20 extend through slots 21. in the side portions of the brackets the roller 17 will be raised from engagement with nuts 22 mounted lips 23 on the side porprevent too loose pintles 20 therein. n operation, the eggs are disposed in e'compartments in the manner illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 2 and when it. is

ENTPFFJIIC A- -Patented May 30, 1922 I Application 'fi led'Feb'ruary 20.19am Serial nest a025 f f shapedhanger3 "and-a key-4 for'releasably t e upper edges I which, extend Carri d the v tray intoegg' receiving compart-' As all "of "the apparatus "described my'f'Patent Number shown anddescribed and a crank 15"havinga A upon movement the belt D and the 'dlsengaged. Adjusting rest upon the belt they y it is thought that a clear and 7 slots, anendless belt trained over guide roller over desired to turn the same the crank is rotated to actuate the rollers 1 1 and 1 through the medium of the gears 14 and 20 whereby to move the endless belt D which is gripped therebetween.

, will be turned as the belt moves and obviously such turning of the eggs is effected without touching the same with the hands or necessitating access, to the interior of the incubator. I

Furthermore, the construction vice is exceedingly simple and etlicient and when the eggs are hatched may be removed and the chicks permitted to move about the incubator, the soft flooring of which (as provided by the belt) will be particularly agreeable and good for them until they become strong enough to be moved; i

From the foregoing description takenin connection with the accompanying drawing, comprehensive understanding of the construction, operation, and'advantages of the invention may be had, but while I have shown and described the device as embodying a specific structure, I desire it to be understoodthat such changes may be made in said structure, as do notdepart from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed a I claim: j v

1. In an incubator tray having side walls provided with slots, rollers supported in the the rollers and constituting a bottom r'or the incubator, an intermediate roller for the belt supported on the sides of the incubator, an adjustable the intermediate roller adapted for engagement with the belt, and

As the eggs of the de the partitions less belt trained over means for actuating the intermediate roller 7 whereby to move the belt and turn the eggs resting thereupon. 1

2. In an incubator tray having compartments and side walls provided with slots, rollers supported in the slots, an endless belt trained over the rollers and constituting a bottom for the incubator, an intermediate roller for the belt supported on the sides of the incubator and beneath the belt, pivoted brackets on the sides'above the intermediate roller, a guide roller carried by said brackets, and means for actuating the intermediate roller whereby to move the belt and turn the eggs resting thereupon.

3. In an incubator tray having side walls provided with slots and carrying removable partitioning members forming compart ments, rollers supported in the slots,

the rollers and constituting a-bottom for the incubator, an intermediate roller for the belt supported on the sides of the incubator and beneath the belt, brackets pivoted to the sides above the intermediate roller, a guide roller carried by the brackets and bearing upon the portion of the belt engaged by the intermediate roller, means for adjusting thebrackets forregulatupon the belt, means for actuating the intermediate roller to move the belt to turn the eggs resting thereupon, and said partitioning mems bers dividing the tray whereby to prevent contact and bunohing of the eggs upon actuating the endless belt to turn the same.

In testimony hereto.

WILLISTON L. MORSE.

whereof, I aflix my signature into compartments an end- 

